Fund Raisers
Community Hospice holds several fund raisers each year with proceeds benefiting patients who are unable to pay for their care. Among them:
- Halloween Doors & More: The fourth-annual event on October 18, 2008 attracted 1,600 people and raised over $440,000 for Community PedsCare. Those funds enabled the agency to double the size of PedsCare and help more than 100 local children and their families.
- Tree of Life: The 2008 event was the 18th year of this traditional grounds' decoration. A Candlelight Service of Remembrance is held to celebrate the lives of loved ones who have died.
- Wednesday Bingo Night.
In addition, it maintains the Community Hospice Thrift Shop to help raise funds.
Other groups and organizations have also assisted in fundraising for Community Hospice of Northeast Florida. The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance has primarily donated its annual proceeds to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, totalling over $1.5 million since 1998. The Esprit de Corps, a group of young professionals founded in 1986, provides volunteers to assist in Community Hospice events.
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